Clematis
Fiona Barrett
Oils 40 inches x 36 inches
May 19th 2006 was the day that my world was turned inside out, I was diagnosed with an aggressive HER 2 Breast cancer. As I lay on a hospital trolley being poked and prodded by well meaning medical staff, my thoughts immediately turned to my family and how much I loved and needed them.
They hugged away my tears, protected me from embarrassment, made me laugh and laugh and laugh, encouraged me to stop and take time to do the things that I had always left to last, painting and gardening.
These medicines of life and of course chemotherapy, radiotherapy and several operations have seen me through the hard times. Painting and gardening are now my addictions, and I have combined them to produce large floral artworks that brighten up the day.
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